Imperial founderThird ruler of the Ming dynasty, the Yongle emperor moved the Chinese capital from Nanjing to Beijing in 1403. Album/Pictures from History/Universal Images Group The emperor’s ...

Ancient DNA recovered from the remains of a sixth century Chinese emperor who ruled during the ... Wu ruled during a period of Chinese history often deemed a “dark age of chaos,” with ...

“Nineteen-eighty-eight ushered in a season of discontent that is perhaps unique in China’s post-revolutionary history,” I wrote in an article published later that year. Such a dark mood was surprising ...

Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

Did you know that during its 2,000 years of dynasty rule, there was only one female emporer in Chinese history? Out of over 500 emperors who ruled in China, only one of them was a woman ...

but he used the alternative title of Tian Wang or "Heavenly Prince." The tomb of Emperor Xiaomin that was uncovered in Xianyang, China. Known by his personal name, Yuwen Jue, the ancient Chinese ...